According to a Love messageboard, Arthur Lee has died. There's no confirmation from an official news source yet but the report is plausible. The 61-year-old had been suffering from Acute Myeloid Leukemia.
Lee was one of the great 'lost' artists of the Sixties. His work was enormously influential - Robert Plant and Syd Barrett both acknowledged his influence on their music. Plant headlined a recent benefit show to raise money to pay Lee's medical bills. He was joined by Ryan Adams, Ian Hunter, Yo La Tengo and others.

In recent years, he had begun to perform again following a period of relative obscurity. He will be much missed.

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My blog isn't very active these days. It's mostly just updates on things I've published or other work I've done. I did post quite regularly until the end of 2011, however, and those posts are still available on this site.

One day I'll organise these categories but in the meantime, if you are looking for an old post then you might be able to find it by clicking below: